\chapter{GNU Lesser General Public License}
\label{chap:gnulgpl}

Content of the file {\tt GNUlgpl.txt}.

\subsubsection*{GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE}

Version 2.1, February 1999

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